Language: we all use it and few of us think about the form it takes on the page. But how did the transmittal of ideas in written form evolve from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the ABCs in use in most countries around the world today? This work, written by a librarian and scholar, draws on previously published works and also direct correspondence with archaeologists still uncovering secrets in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Her death left this work unfinished, but others were able to polish it for publication. ( Lynne Thompson)

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Could I read sections 1 and 2 about the Hieroglyphs and the Cuneiforms please?

I have been looking for something concerning Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs, but I came up empty... Surely, there must be something out there, given that the French (and not just them) were all crazy about Egypt at that time?

Could I read sections 1 and 2 about the Hieroglyphs and the Cuneiforms please?

I have been looking for something concerning Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs, but I came up empty... Surely, there must be something out there, given that the French (and not just them) were all crazy about Egypt at that time?

Assigned! And I have no idea... I admit it is something I haven't thought that much about until now.